Margaret Cho defends her North Korean bit at the Golden Globes

Comedian Margaret Cho has taken to Twitter to respond to critics who found her running Golden Globes gag racist.

Many people were offended by her impression as Cho Young-ja, a fictional North Korean member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The gag included a number of awkward exchanges between hosts Amy Poehler and Tina Fey and her character, who was hardly supportive of the ceremony.

I'm of mixed North/South Korean descent – you imprison, starve and brainwash my people you get made fun of by me #hatersgonhate#FreeSpeech